supersedure

Definition of Supersedure in English :

1. supersedure, supersession

act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Supersedure

verb (transitive)

1.

to take the place of (something old-fashioned or less appropriate); supplant

2.

to replace in function, office, etc; succeed

3.

to discard or set aside or cause to be set aside as obsolete or inferior

verb transitiveWord forms: ˌsuperˈseded or ˌsuperˈseding

1.

to cause to be set aside or dropped from use as inferior or obsolete and replaced by something else

2.

to take the place of in office, function, etc.; succeed

3.

to remove or cause to be removed so as to make way for another; supplant

n.

1. The act or process of superseding.

2. Replacement of an old or diseased queen bee with a new one.